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Q:In the beginning of your book you speak of, “falling in love with the divine spirit.” What were your early influences on faith and religion? Lisa: My parents were real faithful about us being involved in church, getting us to church, you know. But, a little side note, my grandparents were really deeply involved in St. Luke’s Lutheran in Kansas City, Kansas. [ 788 more words ]

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Lisa’s Interview Introduction Q:In the beginning of your book you speak of, “falling in love with the divine spirit.”  What were your early influences on faith and religion? Lisa: My parents were real faithful about us being involved in church, getting us to church, you know.  But, a little side note, my grandparents were really...

Book Discussion

Catholic Women Speak Between the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions of Life - By: Joan Chittister - Please purchase the book or get it from the library and read a few sections prior to our gathering. “Th

Free Workshop on Focusing - Saturday, November 12 from 10am-3pm at Northwestern University - Sheil Center.

The Listening Method of Focusing - Practice in Presence Focusing is a way to create space for new possibilities in your life. It shows you how to pause the on-going situation and make room for something new.

Dorothy Day Play in Chicago - Sunday, October 9 at the Prop Theatre at 3pm. Cost - $15.00 Meet after for discussion and sharing.

Haunted by God is an acclaimed play about the co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, Dorothy Day (1897-1980), who spent 47 years caring for the poor and leading the Catholic Church to a more active concern for the needy in U.S. society.

• The Catholic Worker became a living movement that has been responsible for feeding and housing the homeless; and today, there are over 200 Catholic Worker houses around the world.

• This dramatic portrait, featuring Still Point Founder/Artistic Director Lisa Wagner-Carollo, follows Dorothy Day from her days as a 17 year-old Greenwich Village bohemian through her later years as a tireless champion of social justice.

• Haunted by God: The Life of Dorothy Day has been touring the U.S. since May of 1990, and has also been presented internationally at the Pax Christi International Conference in Assisi, Italy in 1995, and at the 1999 Parliament of World Religions in Cape Town, South Africa.

Haunted By God : Still Point Theatre Collective

The Seven Transparent Days by Silja Walter http://buff.ly/2aWTR6z

July 8-13, 2016 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California at the Mary and Joseph Retreat Center.

Women's Retreat - Tender Mercies - Ayasofya Center for Spirituality 5-Day Women's Retreat in beautiful Southern California. Find rest, renewal, and delight as we reflect upon the tender mercy of God.

We are pleased to invite you to our first-ever book launch! Date: Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 4:00pm Location: Donata Schoeller’s residence at 2616 N. Dayton Street #3, Chicago, IL 60614. We will offer refreshments and have a brief reading from the book.

Book Launch – Sunday, May 1, 2016 We are pleased to invite you to our first-ever book launch! Announcing the first publication of Ayasofya Press, The Seven Transparent Days: Account of Creation and Experience of Faith Meditations by Silja Walter, OSB.

Prioress Irene of the Abbey Fahr in Switzerland believes that the "Spring of Women in Leadership in the Catholic Church is approaching..." She sees buds wherever she goes. She has invited me to invite you to join her group in Pilgrimage to Rome this Spring. Goal Our starting point will be St. Gallen on 2 May 2016, the festive day of Holy Wiborada (The 1st woman formally canonized by the Holy See), aiming to arrive in Rome on 2 July 2016. [ 267 more words. ]

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The Spring of Women in Catholic Leadership – A Pilgrimage Prioress_irene-gassmannPrioress Irene of the Abbey Fahr in Switzerland believes that the "Spring of Women in Leadership in the Catholic Church is approaching..." She sees buds wherever she goes. She has invited me to invite you to join her group in Pilgrimage to Rome this Spring.

5-Day Women’s Retreat: Tender Mercies Wendy Rappé & Mary A DuQuaine 6:30pm Friday, July 8 to 1:30pm Wednesday, July 13 Mary & Joseph Retreat Center 5300 Crest Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275 (310) 377-4867 This is a retreat for women facilitated by women. There will be five core leaders serving this merciful time of rest, growth, prayer, silence, fun, and beauty. [ 36 more words. ]

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Retreats with Mary A. DuQuaine

The Seven Transparent Days: Account of Creation and Experience of Faith Meditations LA Congress Book Launch will occur at the LA Religious Education Congress on February 27, 2016. Books will be available for purchase at the ACTA Publications booth #'s 512-514. The Theme of the LA Congress this year is Boundless Mercy in keeping with Pope Francis's Year of Mercy… [ 230 more words. ]

LA Congress Book Launch LA Congress Book Launch announcement for The Seven Transparent Days by Silja Walter at the LA Congress

Spiritual Direction with Lisa Wagner-Carollo Professional Spiritual Direction Services - If you have felt a longing to explore the movements of the Spirit in your life, feel free to contact me...